FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, February 26, 1998Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NJN trailed SAC by 5 at halftime and won 102–99.

Final · Box score
Wolves98
Rockets118
Q1 HOU +4; Q2 HOU +14; Q3 HOU +19; Q4 HOU +20
Final · Box score
Mavs72
Heat91
Q1 MIA +11; Q2 MIA +14; Q3 MIA +16; Q4 MIA +19
Final · Box score
Kings99
Nets102
Q1 NJN -4; Q2 NJN -5; Q3 NJN -1; Q4 NJN +3
Final · Box score
Bucks90
Knicks102
Q1 NYK +8; Q2 NYK +13; Q3 NYK +14; Q4 NYK +12
Final · Box score
Raptors86
Spurs97
Q1 SAS +2; Q2 SAS +4; Q3 SAS +16; Q4 SAS +11
Final · Box score
Suns97
Jazz108
Q1 UTA +14; Q2 UTA +11; Q3 UTA +18; Q4 UTA +11
Final · Box score
Warriors87
Wizards110
Q1 Wizards 0; Q2 WAS +8; Q3 WAS +12; Q4 WAS +23
On this day · 1996–97Feb 26, 1997: 9 games. Top scorer: Mitch Richmond (Kings-Celtics), 38 points.
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The lead · Kings-Nets

New Jersey takes over late to edge Sacramento

Tim Duncan goes for 24 points

Game flow · NJN margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-5-1+3NJN AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings3225202299
Nets28242426102
Who led
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 5, 26, 8, 30, 18, 24, 28, 22, 28, 25NJN25 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Jayson WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 12, 15, 20, 17, 16, 3, 14, 5, 18, 20NJN20 PTS · 16 REB · 3 AST
Corliss WilliamsonPoints, last 10 games: 26, 16, 10, 24, 21, 8, 21, 9, 16, 30SAC30 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 10 games: 12, 27, 35, 29, 23, 22, 32, 14, 19, 23SAC23 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
The night in charts
Wolves-Rockets combined for 216, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-RocketsWolves 98, Rockets 118
216
Suns-JazzSuns 97, Jazz 108
205
Kings-NetsKings 99, Nets 102
201
Warriors-WizardsWarriors 87, Wizards 110
197
Bucks-KnicksBucks 90, Knicks 102
192
Raptors-SpursRaptors 86, Spurs 97
183
Mavs-HeatMavs 72, Heat 91
163
NJN won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Kings-NetsKings 99, Nets 102
+3 NJN
Raptors-SpursRaptors 86, Spurs 97
+11 SAS
Suns-JazzSuns 97, Jazz 108
+11 UTA
Bucks-KnicksBucks 90, Knicks 102
+12 NYK
Mavs-HeatMavs 72, Heat 91
+19 MIA
Wolves-RocketsWolves 98, Rockets 118
+20 HOU
Warriors-WizardsWarriors 87, Wizards 110
+23 WAS
Del Negro shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Del NegroSAS · 18 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST
73% (8-11)
KiddPHX · 23 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
71% (10-14)
RobertsMIN · 16 PTS, 10 REB, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
Chris MorrisUTA · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
WilliamsonSAC · 30 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
67% (12-18)
Final · Kings-Nets
Kings 99Nets 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings3225202299
Nets28242426102
The story
Sam Cassell had 25 points and 10 assists as New Jersey beat Sacramento 102-99

Corliss Williamson led Sacramento with 30 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 25 PTS, 10 AST, 5 REB, 3 STL · 9-18 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the second, the Nets took the third 24-20.

NJN lead by quarter
200 −4−5−1+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Spurs
Raptors 86Spurs 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2718192286
Spurs2920311797
The story
Vinny Del Negro's 18 points carried San Antonio past Toronto, 97-86

For Toronto, Doug Christie had 17 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 18 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST · 8-11 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 31-19, was where the Spurs built it.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +2+4+16+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Jazz
Suns 97Jazz 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns1927213097
Jazz33242823108
The story
Utah beat Phoenix 108-97 behind 28 points and 17 rebounds from Karl Malone

Jason Kidd paced Phoenix: 23 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB 28 PTS, 17 REB, 2 AST · 9-17 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 33-19 first quarter did the most damage for the Jazz.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +14+11+18+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.1Season avg23.6Last 5

23.6 points a game over his last five games, against 15.1 in 56 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.8minutes, last 2 vs 1996–97 avg
Minutes per game
21.81996–97 avg6.0Last 2

6.0 minutes a game over his last two games, against 21.8 in 1996–97 (74 games). Today: 0 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
6.9Season avg24.5Today

24 minutes today, against 6.9 a game in 26 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Raptors-Spurs

San Antonio controls Toronto start to finish

San Antonio won 97–86, leading by as many as 16 at a break. Tim Duncan led San Antonio with 24 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
NJN over SAC3SAS over TOR11UTA over PHX11NYK over MIL12MIA over DAL19HOU over MIN20WAS over GSW23Final margin, points. Pink = SAS over TOR.
Top performances

Michael Finley leads the day with 31

Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 19, 26, 17, 32, 31, 22, 10, 8, 16, 31Mavs-Heat · L
21.1 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Corliss WilliamsonPoints, last 10 games: 26, 16, 10, 24, 21, 8, 21, 9, 16, 30Kings-Nets · L
16.6 PPG season to date · +13.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high30 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 23, 30, 29, 31, 34, 23, 25, 24, 26, 28Jazz-Suns · W
26.0 PPG season to date · +2.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 17 REB · 2 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 25, 28, 24, 25, 24, 25, 17, 20, 19, 26Bucks-Knicks · L
18.8 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 24, 31, 20, 22, 18, 14, 20, 23, 36, 26Wizards-Warriors · W
22.0 PPG season to date · +4.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 24, 25, 27, 30, 21, 22, 29, 16, 26Bucks-Knicks · L
23.4 PPG season to date · +2.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Nick AndersonORL+11.0 22.3 last 10 · 11.3 season
Tracy MurrayWAS+8.5 23.8 last 10 · 15.3 season
Calbert CheaneyWAS+6.5 19.9 last 10 · 13.4 season
Tim DuncanSAS+6.3 25.6 last 10 · 19.3 season
Anthony GoldwireDEN+6.0 13.8 last 10 · 7.8 season
Cold
Rony SeikalyORL−6.0 9.0 last 10 · 15.0 season
Steve NashPHX−4.4 5.3 last 10 · 9.7 season
Brent BarryLAC−4.3 9.4 last 10 · 13.7 season
Danny FortsonDEN−4.2 4.5 last 10 · 8.7 season
Olden PolyniceSAC−4.0 4.9 last 10 · 8.9 season